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Re: trying to find figure of speech for this word

Originally Posted by Determination&progress

If there is a restaurant called Cheesecake Factory and they sell cheesecakes in addition to other foods from around the world, what is the figure of speech?

I don't think there's any figure of speech here. The name of the restaurant simply includes one of items they sell. The restaurant is not literally a factory; I suppose that could be a metaphor if the intention is to give the impression that they churn out cheesecakes. What do you think?